Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted he convinced Moyes into rejecting a new contract at Everton

Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed he told
David Moyes not to commit his future to Everton.

Moyes, who went on to replace
Ferguson at Old Trafford, contacted the 71-year-old in February to ask him
whether he thought he should sign a new long-term deal at Everton.

And Ferguson has admitted he told
Moyes to reject a new deal in hope that the 50-year-old would land a role at a
‘bigger club’.

Ferguson, who has just published
a new autobiography, said on his conversation with Moyes:
“He (Moyes) phoned me around February for some advice about his contract, they
were pushing him to sign a new contract.

“I knew in myself I was going to
retire, so I’m thinking if he signed a contract it would be more difficult for
us.

“I said to him you’ve had 10
years there that’s long enough, you’ll get a bigger club.

“I kept phoning him to make sure
he wasn’t going to sign a new contract.

“We had to wait until the league
was decided, once the league was decided I got David over to the house and I
think he thought we were going to talk about his contract again, but I said
look I want you to take over.”

Manchester United went onto
appoint Moyes on May 9 after the board unanimously backed Ferguson’s decision
for the Scotsman to take over the Old Trafford reins.

Moyes has since struggled to
adapt to life at the Premier League champions, with United winning just three
league games out of a possible eight.